Chapter 97: X Ambassadors - The Devil You Know
"Even so," the head councilman said quietly but with forced resolve, "we do not want a hybrid in our future. She can be queen, yes. But not queen mother. The heir... cannot come from her."
Lucivar turned slowly and walked back to his throne, his footsteps deliberate, echoing in the vast, silent hall. He sat down, crossed one leg over the other, and steepled his fingers.
"You," he said evenly, "are either very brave or very stupid."
The councilman said nothing.
"You want a fairy tale bloodline so badly?" Lucivar asked. "Then go find a pureblood vampire. Find a way to make sure you meet the Blood goddess to cancel out his bond with the vampire princess and mate him with her. Good luck with that."
"We request that the royal concubine bear the prince an heir before the royal wedding."
"You know what..." he began, "how about you all deliver this little nugget of brilliance to the prince yourselves."
He descended the steps of his throne, eyes glowing faintly. "Because I sure as hell am not going to do it."
"Dismissed."
"Your Highness!" the man gasped, clearly panicking at the king’s sudden loss of patience.
"You heard me!" Lucivar thundered. The sound was ancestral. It echoed with the power of a thousand dead kings, each of whom would’ve dragged a councilman into the sun for less.
In a chaotic scramble, hastily bowed heads, and muffled curses, the entire council cleared the room.